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outstanding

[out-stan-ding] / ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
superior, excellent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distinguished dominant eminent excellent exceptional famous great important impressive magnificent phenomenal preeminent special stellar superior superlative well-known
WEAK
A number one A-1 ace boss capital celebrated chief cool crack eventful far-out greatest hundred-proof main major meritorious momentous mostest number one out-of-sight out-of-this-world predominant primo principal standout star super tops world-class
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK bad common humble inferior insignificant little low normal ordinary poor powerless regular small undistinguished unexceptional unimportant unknown unnotable usual weak
WEAK
average inconspicuous paid resolved settled unnoticeable unremarkable unstriking
ADJECTIVE
noticeable, striking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distinguished important leading memorable notable noteworthy prominent remarkable
WEAK
arresting arrestive conspicuous eye-catching marked pronounced salient signal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common inconsequential insignificant ordinary unimportant unknown unremarkable
WEAK
average bad inconspicuous inferior paid poor regular resolved settled unexceptional unnoticeable unstriking
ADJECTIVE
referring to an unpaid debt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overdue pending unresolved
WEAK
due mature ongoing open owing payable remaining uncollected unsettled
Antonyms
WEAK
average bad inconspicuous inferior ordinary paid poor regular resolved settled unexceptional unnoticeable unremarkable unstriking

Example Sentences

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Hastings now has direct or indirect ownership of 21,163,516 Netflix common shares, or about 0.5% of the shares outstanding.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the subset of the private-credit funds known as BDCs were already reporting that they were accepting more deferred interest payments on outstanding loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Chapman passed this vetting despite there also being an outstanding complaint about her.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The difference in price targets between the two is worth about $1.8 trillion in market value, based on 4.5 billion fully diluted shares outstanding.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Finally, Corax was forced to sue him for the outstanding money.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.